Providence Business News seeks a web editor
Providence Business News, southern New England’s leading business publication, is looking for an enterprising web editor to help us cover one of the nation’s most diverse business communities. The web editor helps set the daily digital news agenda, reporting and editing stories from staff writers on topics ranging from finance to manufacturing and health care, […]
The biz reporter who finds scandals at business schools
Susan Snyder of The Philadelphia Inquirer profiled business journalist John A. Byrne, whose coverage at Poets & Quants led to the college rankings scandal at Temple University’s business school. Snyder writes, “A native of Paterson, N.J., Byrne worked for several newspapers and magazines, including Forbes, Fast Company, and Businessweek, where he eventually rose to executive editor. Byrne […]
Chinese crypto news site shutters
ChainNews, one of China’s top crypto news sites, shuttered its operations today, reports Eliza Gkritsi of CoinDesk. Gkritsi reports, “Earlier Friday the co-founder announced the closure in his personal WeChat moments, according to a screenshot obtained by CoinDesk. “On Nov. 15, ChainNews said its website would be down for maintenance for a few hours, but that the […]
The Information hits 225,000 active users
The Information, a tech news publication aimed at the Silicon Valley and founded by former Wall Street Journal reporter Jessica Lessin, is expanding its focus with a weekend lifestyle edition. “You can’t cover tech all day long without realizing it’s not just about the companies any more,” says Lessin, The Information’s chief executive. “It’s really […]
Markets Insider signs deal to boost revenue, increase load times
Hashtag Labs said Monday it signed a deal with Markets Insider, part of Insider, as an ad-tech services provider to increase its revenue and its load times, writes Tony Silber of Publishers Daily. Silber writes, ” In hiring Hashtag Labs, the upstart publisher sought a partner that could enable it to maximize ad revenue while maintaining rapid […]
Rest of World looks to differentiate itself in a crowded tech news field
Stephen Perlberg of Insider writes about Rest of World, the tech news site funded by Sophie Schmidt, the daughter of the former Google CEO. Perlberg writes, “Thrust into the uncertain early days of the pandemic — when global travel ground to a halt — Rest of World has had early growing pains, according to conversations with […]
Providence Business News seeks a web editor
Providence Business News, southern New England’s leading business publication, is looking for an enterprising web editor to help us cover one of the nation’s most diverse business communities. The web editor helps set the daily digital news agenda, reporting and editing stories from staff writers on topics ranging from finance to manufacturing and health care, […]
Why The Plug is covering Black and brown tech companies
Hanaa’ Tameez of Nieman Lab writes about The Plug, which covers Black and brown technology companies and is led by Sherrell Dorsey. Tameez wrties, “Dorsey launched The Plug in 2016 as a daily, curated newsletter that shared stories about Black startups. By 2018, just after Dorsey graduated from Columbia’s computational journalism program, she delved into […]
New website to launch to cover NY cannabis industry
Advance Media New York, which owns The Post-Standard and operates Syracuse.com, is launching New York Cannabis Insider, a subscription-based website to cover the state’s cannabis industry. The site is set to target “C-Suite influencers, industry group leaders, lobbyists, politicians and political influencers, legal and security experts, banking and medical experts, and business owners.” Revenues are […]
Canary Media: Mainstream media undercovers climate crisis
Eric Wesoff, the managing editor at Canary Media, writes about the importance of its mission in covering climate and energy news. Wesoff writes, “Meanwhile, we’re working on growing our newsroom by bringing on more journalists. We’re adding diversity to our team and coverage areas. We’re expanding to report on more industries, technologies, policy ideas, trends […]
